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How to pronounce zed in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ezed, izzard, z, zee
Type of alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet


the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee.

Examples of zed

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Zed reckons that the fruit from the Forbidden Tree of Knowledge might be the key.
From the independent.co.uk
Zed was a residency show at the Tokyo Disney Resort that opened on October 1, 2008.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Zed Shaw types a response to an online student studying his computer language books.
From the sfgate.com
Lewis, for instance, attracts performers ranging from Clay Aiken to punk-rocking ZED.
From the newsobserver.com
As for zed, I suppose we use it in order to distinguish it clearly from other letters.
From the economist.com
Zed Shaw works on scales and chordal rhythms on his guitar in union Square.
From the sfgate.com
Zed was discovered at a construction site in the heart of Los Angeles.
From the cnn.com
Zed and Oh live in huts of wattle and dung, but yearn for a life beyond hirsute machismo.
From the independent.co.uk
If a plane blows up, you do not have to begin with the phone book from A-Apple to Z-zed.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Z: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard"
  • (zing) a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"
  • (zing) dynamism: the activeness of an energetic personality
  • ZeD is a Canadian variety television program and website. The series premiered on CBC Television in March 2002 and ran to 2006. ...
  • Zed were a New Zealand Pop/rock four-piece band formed in 1998.
  • Cirque du Soleil ("Circus of the Sun"), is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment. ...
  • Zed is a multiplatform digital entertainment company based in Spain that develops and markets entertainment and community products and services for all platforms. ...
  • This is a list of characters from the Japanese anime television series, Kiba. The series is set on a fictional universe where the characters are divided into different factions and races. It also features monster-like beings, known as "Spirit", which can be controlled by Shard Casters.
  • (Zing (makeup artist)) Zing is a prominent Hong Kong makeup artist for the stars.